MMS100 - Sport Organisation

Unit details

(Normally available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Sport Management), BCom majoring in Sport Management (continuing students only), the Dean's Scholars Program and the Bachelor of Sport Development only)

Unit chair:

K Bellesini (Wehner)

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Contact hours:

Campus: 1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week

Cloud (Online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin

Content

This is an introductory unit that aims to allow students to examine the structure of the Australian sports system. Students will be encouraged to review past trends that have shaped the sports system, gain an understanding of the current status of agencies and organisations nationally and internationally, and to draw upon this information to explore future directions in the organisation and governance of sport. Emphasis is also placed on conducting internal analyses of a variety of agencies and organisations, with a specific reference to employment in the sport industry plus, an analysis of the skills utilised by the sport manager.

Assessment

Written Assignment 1 3000 words 30%

Written Assignment 2 (group/max 3 students) 2000 words 20%

Examination 2 hours 50%

Unit Fee Information

All Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), fee paying undergraduate and pre-2016 commencing students

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2016 commencing International and full fee paying postgraduate domestic students

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